Chapter 2

After Grace had kissed Zoe, the weekend passed by without the two of them talking. No texts, no Facerange chats, nothing. Zoe had even avoided Grace most of the day on Monday, avoiding the Rubber Room hallway at all costs. During lunch, all Zoe could do was think about that kiss. She couldn't stop thinking about it: like the way Grace's body was pressed up against hers and how their lips were perfectly molded. Now she was watching Grace, who was sitting with other Rubber Room kids such as Maya and Tiny. They were all laughing about something. Grace seemed to be oblivious to the fact that Zoe was watching her. As Zoe was in her own little world, she was distracted by a tray being slammed on the table next to her.

"Hey Zoe," Frankie said, snapping Zoe out of it to glare at her best friend. "You seemed to be zoning out about something."

"It's nothing," Zoe lied, not wanting Frankie to know about her crush on Grace. When Frankie sat down next to her, Winston walked up to his girlfriend and kissed her before he told her he was going to get lunch first. "Why can't I have what you two have?" Zoe asked as Winston walked away. "I mean, he treats you so well now even if he is such a fucking nerd. It's like you're a princess or something."

"I didn't know that you and Zig were having problems." Frankie replied.

"We're not. It's just..." Zoe paused, quickly glancing over to Grace. "I realized that we just 'click' anymore, you know what I mean? I just feel bored now." Frankie nodded her head understandingly.

"Is there someone else you like?" she then asked.

"I might," the other girl answered. "I just don't know how to talk about it now..." Then, Winston came back to the table and sat down to Frankie and the two lovebirds began to speak again. Zoe just rolled her eyes instead of continuing. Even though Frankie was her friend, maybe she wasn't the best person to tell about these feelings Zoe had about Grace. Standing up to leave the cafeteria, she decided to go look for someone who could help her understand her sexuality more.

That person was Miles Hollingsworth. Earlier in the year he had came out as bisexual and started dating Tristan. At first, she thought the whole thing was a joke. He had dated her, he dated Maya; there was no way he liked boys. But when she saw how he acted around Tristan, she figured that Miles was happy for once. If she was going to get any advice for how she was feeling, she might as well ask someone who understood. Zoe went to look for the boy since he wasn't in the cafeteria. It wasn't that hard, once she turned the corner she spotted him and Tristan making out on a bench. She marched over to them and coughed loudly. They didn't react and continued to kiss, Miles pulling Tristan closer to him.

"Miles," Zoe said, trying to get his attention. He still didn't stop which annoyed Zoe. "Guys!" she then shouted, slapping Miles on his shoulder. Miles finally pulled away from Tristan, turning to look at Zoe.

"Can I help you?" he asked her. Tristan had wrapped his arms around Miles' arm, looking at Zoe curiously. "Because you're kind of interrupting something here."

"Yeah actually." Zoe answered. She sighed and sat down next to the couple.

"Well," Tristan spoke up as they both waited for her to say something. "What is it?"

"Miles, I was just wondering," she finally said. "How did you know you're bisexual?"

"Well, I didn't really know at first," Miles replied as he was thinking. "But I did know that I felt good around Tristan so I just went for it." Zoe nodded her head.

"Okay, thanks for the advice!" she spoke quickly, standing up.

"Wait a second," Tristan said, a grin on his face "Zoe, do you like a girl?" She paused, standing there quietly for a minute, realizing that she had been caught.

"Um, I think so," Zoe admitted. "But you cannot tell Zig! The two of you would be dead if you ever told him that."

"Don't worry," Miles said. "Both of us might not like him that much but we wouldn't tell him you like someone else. Anyways, good luck on whatever feelings you have for this mystery girl."

"Thanks." the girl replied. However, they probably didn't hear her because they began sucking face again right after that. Zoe rolled her eyes and walked down the hall as the bell rang. Next, she had math class and after that was art class. Once art class comes around, she would finally be able to see Grace and explain everything to her now that she understood. Maybe she really did have feelings for Grace after all. It all made sense now: wanting to befriend Grace the second she saw her, not getting upset when Grace told her she was being a bitch, and opening up to Grace about things she wouldn't tell anyone else. Even when she even thought about Grace, the way her stomach fluttered and heart pounded faster had to mean something. Zoe realized that she could really like girls, but more specifically Grace.

Zoe took out her art supplies from her locker when Zig walked up to her, a goofy grin on his face.

"Hey babe." he greeted her. Shit, Zoe realized, she still hadn't come up with a plan to break up with him. Since he was here now, maybe it was the best time to do so.

"Hi," she said back, offering a weak smile. Zoe suddenly felt really guilty at that moment. "Zig, we need to talk."

"About what?" Zig asked, absolutely clueless.

"We need to break up,"she spat out. "It's just working anymore. The spark we had once... it's just gone. I'm sorry, Zig." Zoe hung her head in shame, waiting for him to speak up.

"Oh," he finally said, blinking a bit. "I respect your decision and all but can I just ask why? Is there someone else." Zoe looked up at him through brunette locks, not wanting to lie to him but also not wanting to completely tell him that she was falling for one of his best friends.

"Possibly." she simply answered.

"Okay," Zig replied, nodding. "I'll see you around then." Zoe nodded back, before grabbing onto her sketch pad and closing her locker. She turned around, only to see Grace walking down the hall towards the art room. Nobody ever made Zoe feel better than Grace. It made everything better that Grace was the one to kiss her first. Zoe cursed herself for freaking out and leaving that night. She hoped Grace wasn't too mad at her for that; they were art partners after all.

A/N: I feel bad for not updating in over a month! I was expecting to only take two weeks to write this but I just never got time then I had writer's block for a bit. I should update quicker tho bc the next couple chapters will be M rated! ;) Also, GRACE IS GAY!